Discussions from Family and Relationships

Hi All! Both my fiancé and I lost our mothers when we were in our early 20s. Both of our dads are remarried. Neither of us are close with our step-mom’s and they did not contribute to raising us since...

My father and I have an incredibly rocky relationship. My childhood was...bad. Now that I'm 30 it's tolerable. It helps that I moved over 2 hours away. We don't scream at each other for hours on end....

Looking for some advice on weather I should end this friendship or not. A friend of mine who I was very close with started acting different towards me after hanging around a mutual friend of ours who...

I'm not sure if I love my fiancé anymore. I don't care for the ring with a gold setting, as I have a gold allergy. He refuses to upgrade to a platinum where I'm not allergic too. I've been losing...

I hope every groom feels this way, but I know I am. Everyday with Krista is exciting. Mostly that excitement is fun and makes me smile but it is always exciting.

I am a 28 year old male, and have never ever talked to a woman, My younger sister is getting married in July 21 at which I will be a groomsman, however I am seriously considering skipping the wedding...

Idk what happened. I posted here before about how he wanted my parents to pay.. found out that he was drinking, but still, were those his real feelings? Since then, he has zero interest in talking...

Hello everyone, So my fiancé and I have been living and dating for 5 years and our relationship as been struggling for over a year. We maybe do “things” once every other month as well as just cute...

I have a friend from college, that moved to a different state after graduation. We have stayed in touch throughout the years but didn't talk on a regular basis. I got engaged two years ago. The first...

Hey all! I apologize for the length of this post but a little backstory to help get the idea.. FH and I made an initial guest list to fit our budget when we first got engage. FH has 3 sides of his...

So, my current maid of honor has not been reliable or approachable or helpful but she's a really good friend of mine. She doesn't answer my phone calls and rarely responds to my texts until I express...

I’m hopefully someone can give me guidance. I’m so frustrated and at a point of boiling over. I don’t know where to even start. I got engaged last year and have been planning my wedding. Initially we...

So I will go ahead and pre-warn that this will most likely be a long post, plus also a venting session. I won't mind comments, thoughts and opinions being shared from anyone with the "outsider...

Okay I need some help! Quick backstory: my fiancé is in the Air Force and on deployment in South Korea atm. His family lives in Colorado and I am in Idaho. My mom and I are planning the wedding (my...

Hello! Sorry for the long post!! So I am getting married October 2 of this year. And as some background information, I’ve had an on and off relationship with my mom who has some problems including an...

Future husband and I are moving in the very near future and want to invest in a decent bed. It seems nearly impossible to find high quality bed frames that are modern and aesthetically pleasing. We...

Does anyone have any advice on taking a bridesmaid out? I really didn't want to do this, but she said she hates everyone I have on my side and my fiancés side. She is trying to tell me who I can and...

First and foremost, this is a very sensitive topic for us... and I’ve been dreading a conversation with my parents but 5 months is not a lot of time... so I need some advice. Long post alert! A bit of...

So I have 3 bridesmaids, on their own they're good people and I have an immense amount of love for them, they are not bad people. However I think I rushed into asking them to be my bridesmaids due to...

This is going to be long but stick with me LOL I've talked about this issue with friends and family, but I really feel like you guys are extremely honest - sometimes brutally and I really need honest...